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In a stunning move, more than 50 Texas Democrats have fled the state to block a Trump-backed Republican plan to redraw US House maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. The dramatic escape could stop the GOP from adding five new Republican-leaning seats and holding their slim House majority. Governor Abbott and AG Ken Paxton are threatening arrests, but Democrats say it’s a moral stand to protect voters’ voices. Here’s how the political showdown is unfolding.
